A young driver who caused a horrific two-car smash which left three people seriously injured was speeding because he wanted to get to a restaurant as it was Ramadan.

Ihtisham Shabir, 24, who was jailed for three years, said that his only explanation was that the Ramadan fast had come to an end that day and he was rushing to a restaurant to eat.

He was “showing off” in his Audi as he drove family and friends to a restaurant at the end of Ramadan in June 2015. He lost control on a bend on the A644 Wakefield Road at Cooper Bridge and smashed into a VW Golf coming in the opposite direction.

Bradford crown court heard Ihtisham Shabir had been rushing to get to a restaurant after fasting for Ramadan when he crashed his Audi into a VW Golf

Bradford Crown Court heard how one witness had suggested that Shabir was doing 100mph on the 50mph road and prosecutor Chloe Hudson said his passengers told him to slow down as they heard its tyres screeching.